When you can’t do it all May 8, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I’m carrying grocery bags from the car to the kitchen when I hear our second grader yelling.“Mom! Mom! Can you roll this baseball to me?” Before I can respond, he turns and looks at me. “Oh, forget it,” he says. “Your hands are full.” Then he runs to the door and holds it open. I […]
The Joy of the Wild Goose May 7, 2018By Father J. Collin Poston Filed Under: Blog, Dust and Dewfall In Ireland, Christians past and present often refer to the Holy Spirit as “the Wild Goose.” The “goose is loose” they’ll say when they speak of the surprising, creative and often spontaneous work of the Holy Spirit.
Cheering for the Orioles, One Beautiful Dream, conversation contests, geeking out, Pokemon, and holy water (7 Quick Takes) May 4, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Last weekend my uncle gave us two tickets to the Orioles game, so Daniel and I jumped at the chance to go.
The things we do for love, Part 4: Forgive May 3, 2018By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional Even though we have been hurt and scarred, we recognize the fact that he or she who wronged us may not have done it on purpose. Even if they did, we must never forget that they are human, a sinner not unlike ourselves.
Slops for Dinner May 2, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window On nights when my husband is working late, our boys and I often eat slops.
North Bay: My true figure April 30, 2018By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional I held a North Bay essay contest for my 6th grade class and, though every essay was a work of art, I thought this one really captured the layers and depth of personal growth that occurred for many of my students at North Bay.
Remembering a Baltimore priest’s ordeal at Dachau April 29, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Feature, The Narthex The Polish priest told the Review that the wood strips in the windows separating the glass panes at Dachau seemed like crosses. Every time he looked out a window, he was reminded of the sign of redemption.
Chalk drawings, children who grow too quickly, and highlights of a full week in rhyme (7 Quick Takes) April 28, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Let’s wrap up National Poetry Month with 7 Quick Takes in rhyme!
The most unexpectedly religious film of the year April 26, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Blog, Movie & Television Reviews, Word on Fire I am going to maintain that A Quiet Place is the most unexpectedly religious film of 2018.
My moo-ving experience with some cows April 25, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, The Narthex Has your car ever been rocked back and forth by vigorous bovine tongues? Mine has. Here’s the story.
An open letter to the Duchess of Cambridge: In praise of third children April 24, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Kate, you may think you have this parenting thing down by now, but you are in for a treat. Because now you and Prince William are parents to a third child.
A taste of spring, when mom cooks dinner, a munchkin survey, and frigid baseball fun (7 Quick Takes) April 20, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Our saucer magnolia tree is blooming! Spring is here, and then it’s not, and then it sort of is. I think we might see some warmer weather this weekend.
